Cheb i Sabbah (formerly known as DJ Cheb I Sabbah) grew up as Haim Sérge El… Read Full Bio ↴Cheb i Sabbah (formerly known as DJ Cheb I Sabbah) grew up as Haim Sérge El Baaz, a Jew of Berber (Amazigh) descent in Constantine, Algeria. He moved to Paris in the 1960s, and, more or less by accident, became a DJ. His complex cultural background may have prompted him to mix musical styles. By the late 1980s, he was pushing boundaries on the dance floor, seeking ways to work African, Asian, and Arabic music into the mix. Then, as the world music movement unfolded, Cheb i Sabbah began recording traditional and classical musicians himself and used those tracks to create new works — effectively, music composed by a DJ.
Having completed four recordings, Sabbah recently returned to his native North Africa to gather the raw material for his most ambitious project to date, La Kahena, a set of eight pieces created from music by eight different acts, all featuring women singers.
He was nominated in 2006 by the BBC for the Awards for World Music in the "Club Global" category.
Cheb i Sabbah died on 6 November 2013 in San Francisco after battling stomach cancer for more than two years. He was 66 years old.
Having completed four recordings, Sabbah recently returned to his native North Africa to gather the raw material for his most ambitious project to date, La Kahena, a set of eight pieces created from music by eight different acts, all featuring women singers.
He was nominated in 2006 by the BBC for the Awards for World Music in the "Club Global" category.
Cheb i Sabbah died on 6 November 2013 in San Francisco after battling stomach cancer for more than two years. He was 66 years old.
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dj Cheb i Sabbah Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by dj Cheb i Sabbah:
Colour Line Today the colour line Is the power line Is the poverty…
Rupa Tujhe Deva ... Tujhe dekha toh yeh jana sanam Pyar hota hai divana sana…
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@markknego7658
danced to this for years . . . what a gift . . . in ecstasy . . . thank you Cheb ji see you in the stars . . .
@elizetelindh9088
I always start my day with this song.... dancing, shaking and getting energized! Thanks
@curare333
Thank you so much for this album and so many more. His talent will be missed. Would be interested to hear the originals premixed.
@alexisboulgaropoulos4179
Yes if someone could find them and post the links would be amazing
@ordinarylori
Amazing artist!
@jeeduarte
Amazing, I love it!
@rolfbohme5515
Great piece of music!
@abelflores1929
Love it.
@martywilliams8927
Absolutely Incredible.
@sukritisingh3268
Love the tabla behind towards the end!!